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A small collection of magic tricks and memorabilia is now an apartment-sized museum.

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

A fantastic reconstruction of a 10th-century Viking longhouse.

Inside this museum, visitors venture through ghost stories entrenched in Icelandic folklore.

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

Largest private bird collection in Iceland, formed from a tragic accident.

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

This remote eatery and museum is preserved as a time capsule of a small Icelandic fishing town.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.